If you want to write on professional social media platforms, you need to be clear what your purpose is and who you are on the platform. Not sure what this is? That’s ok because in this article, I will show you how to do this. The first step is to become familiar with others on […]
EFL 2. Writing your LinkedIn purpose and identity Read More »
In Act-II, Scene-II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet famously says “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By Any Other Name would smell as sweet.” She is of course referring to family names being unimportant. The Capulets are sworn enemies of the Montagues, but she is saying that her name “Capulet”
Political miscommunication … or How to turn a lily into a death threat Read More »
Who owns English? Whose standards? English is the most commonly spoken international language at over 1.1 billion speakers. It has been estimated that of all the English speakers of the world, non-native speakers (NNS) outnumber native speakers (NS) by more than 4 to 1. This means that English is being used more by NNS than
We need ELF-ish standards to make English a truly functional and inclusive Lingua Franca Read More »
Different languages express meanings differently. Culturally and linguistically, English and Chinese are different. However, the international language of science and research is English, non-native science writers can benefit from understanding the historical origins of English science writing. Some people describe English as a writer-responsible language, while Chinese is a reader-responsible language. For both grammar and
English, Chinese and the history of Science & Technical writing Read More »
I am laughing at his blow by blow commentary, … and his accent …. that stereotyped Cantonese Chinese accent…. Yet I feel a bit uneasy. Should I really be laughing at his accent? And that accent … he must be putting it on, right? Hmmm, but is that ok that he is playing up the
Uncle Roger’s Chinese accent – Ridicule or Empowerment? Accent as identity Read More »
